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Zero Waste Business 101 Workshop

Presented by:

Gary Liss

GBCI Zero Waste Advisory Council916-652-7850; gary@garyliss.com

www.uszwbc.org

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Reduce

Reuse

RecycleFocusing first on reducing and reusing,

then recycling, composting and redesigning the rest

Zero Waste =

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Zero Waste Definition: Zero Waste starts at 90%Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and

visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and

practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all

discarded materials are designed to become resources for

others to use.

Zero Waste means designing and managing products and

processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume

and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all

resources, and not burn or bury them.

Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to

land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal

or plant health.

Source: Zero Waste International Alliance,

www.zwia.org/standards.html

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Zero Waste Businesses are Savings Millions!

Albertsons Ann Inc American Licorice Company Apple Computer Del Mar Fairgrounds Fetzer Vineyards General Motors Hewlett-Packard Hilton Hotels Honda MillerCoors New Belgium Brewery

Office Max Piazza Produce Proctor & Gamble Ricoh Electronics Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Strauss Family Farms Toyota Motor Company UPS Vons-Safeway Whole Foods Markets Xerox Corp And many more!

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Businesses with Facilities Certified as Zero Waste

Ann Inc. American Licorice Delaware North,

Yellowstone Park Disneyland (Corral) Disney World (Ag. Bldg.) Earth Friendly Products Fetzer Vineyards Follett Higher Education

Group

Microsoft New Belgium Brewery Northrop Grumman Nutiva Piazza Produce Raytheon Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Whole Foods Markets (28)

Whole Foods Market

Bronze Certification March 2013 under USZWBC

3 stores in San Diego County (La Jolla, Hillcrest & Encinitas)

93% Diversion

Based on ZWIA ZW Business Recognition Program

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Kelly Fulton, La Jolla WFM

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Platinum Certification November 2013

1st Done under USZWBC Scorecard

99.8% Diversion

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Ricoh Zero-Waste-to-Landfill

Achieved Feb. 2001

100% Resource Recovery

Tons

Vons Safeway

Less Fortunate Fruits & Vegetables…

…are shrink wrapped

and backhauled to

Central Distribution

ZERO WASTE AT OHIO STADIUM Achieving Zero WasteCorey Hawkey, Sustainability Coordinator, The Ohio State University

4th Largest Collegiate Stadium

Last Game of 2012: 98.2%

Diversion Rate

2012 Season: 87% Diversion Rate

Zero Waste Drivers/Benefits to Businesses

Saves money

Reduces liability

Increases efficiency

Reduces GHG emissions

Marketing edge

Clean energy/Saves energy

“Right thing to do”

Reduces Litter to Oceans & Watersheds

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Zero Waste Audit

Measurement and Evaluation

Billing

Tonnage

Waste Audit

Recycling Audit

Energy & Water

Surveys & Observations

Obtain Baseline information and

collect once a year minimum

12 Market Categories

Reuse

Paper

Plant trimmings

Putrescible/food

Wood

Ceramics

Soils

Metals

Glass

Polymers

Textiles

Chemicals

Focus on:

Highest Volume,

Highest Value and

Most Toxic Materials

Recyclables in trash

Trash in recyclables

12 Market categories

Reuse10% Paper

12% Plant Trimings2%

Putresibles/Food21%

Wood8%

Ceramics2%

Soils3%

Metals12%

Glass2%

Polymers17%

Textiles9%

Chemicals 2%

Know Your Discards

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Identify Waste

Waste Profiling

Sample Amounts & Values

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Material By Type Percent in the waste Est. Metric Tons per year Estimated Value

Reuse 3.00% 58.97 $21,399

Textiles 1.00% 19.66 N/A

Polymers (Plastic)

Containers 4.75% 93.37 $847

Rigid and non-container 7.00% 137.60 $1,248

Film 5.75% 113.03 $7,178

Metals

Steel/mixed metal 2.00% 39.31 $6,420

Non-Ferrous Metal 2.75% 54.06 $101,512

Glass 2.75% 54.06 N/A

Paper

White Paper 11.25% 221.14 $28,086

Mixed Paper 15.25% 299.77 $9,518

Cardboard 8.00% 157.26 $11,413

Non-Recyclable Paper 9.25% 181.83 N/A

Putrescibles (Food Scraps) 8.50% 167.08 N/A

Plant Debris (Yard Trimmings) 1.75% 34.40 N/A

Wood

Pallets 1.25% 24.57 $1,271

Scrap Wood 1.25% 24.57 N/A

Soils 2.00% 39.31 N/A

Ceramics (e.g. concrete, asphalt, brick) 3.00% 58.97 N/A

Chemicals 0.25% 4.91 N/A

Re-design (Not currently reusable, recyclable or compostable) 9.25% 181.83 N/A

Total Value $188,891

Landfill Avoidance $53,516

Financial Benefit $242,407

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Generating Sources in any Business

1. Warehousing & Distribution

2. Offices3. Food Services4. Grounds5. Construction

6. Manufacturing7. Vehicular Maintenance8. Retail9. Housing & Hospitality

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Waste Bills

Number of dumpsters

Frequency of pick ups

Pricing: dumpster or tonnage

Recycling & Shredding

Frequency of pickups

Volume of materials

Incentives offered by cities

Utility Bills: know what you are paying for

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OBSERVATIONAL

Current systems and

practices

Bin audits

Daily activities and

behaviors

INTERVIEWS

Managers & Employees

Behaviors and Attitudes

Motivating Factors

Policies & Practices

Surveys

Waste Bin Right-SizingMeasure How Much Money You

Are Throwing Away

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Why Right Sizing?

Businesses pay for collection each time the bin is serviced

Collecting empty and partially full bins is how waste hauling

companies make money

Un-flattened cardboard boxes and bags of air, waste bin

space

It costs to dispose of recyclables in the trash

Knowing what goes in the bin is the first step in keeping it

out

Most businesses over subscribe for trash service

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Adopt Zero Waste policy and provide to all employees

Communicate regularly with staff about Zero Waste and

recognize achievements

Post Zero Waste info on internal website

Training & Leadership

Include Zero Waste in employee evaluations, bonuses or other incentives

Train purchasing agents on Zero Waste preferences

Designate someone responsible for Zero Waste

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Upper mgt. review monthly diversion activities

Take responsibility for all products & packaging

Require Suppliers to take responsibility for their products

& packaging

Promote Zero Waste in the community

Training & Leadership

Higher waste diversion goal than current based on actual impacts expected from new policies, programs and infrastructure

Set realistic milestones Sample Adopted March 2020:

75% diversion from landfill, incineration and the environment by 2017 and 100% by 2020 (Reached 75% Goal By June 1, 2016)

In Climate Change or Sustainability Plans

Set Zero Waste Goal & Date

Zero Waste Planning

Total Employee Involvement

Every Department: Facilities,

Food Services, Grounds,

Human Resources,

Purchasing, Accounting, IT,

Fleet,

Technical and Cultural Change

Continual Improvement -

Kaizen

Celebration

Zero Waste Planning

Review Purchasing Records

Summarize Existing System

from Zero Waste Audit

ID Service Opportunities

Evaluate Policies, Programs

and Infrastructure needed

Economics and Funding

Recommendations (including

Diversion Tracking System)

Implementation Timeline

Gary Liss & Associates

P R E P A R E D F O R :

Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Waste Analysis

Audit of Utility Bills

Survey Results

Existing Practices Celebrate current

successes

Informal and formal

Employee driven

Uncover the obvious

Missing Information

Challenges (misinformation, what is “green”, inconsistencies)

Opportunities

Employee Suggestions from training

Overview of Findings

Sample Zero Waste Plan Findings

P R E P A R E D F O R :

Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Invest in USZWBC/GBCI and the Zero Waste Economy Today- Join as a Member! Recognition and logo on the USZWBC website and

publications Peer-to-Peer networking with Fortune 500 Sustainability

and Zero Waste Managers Discounts on annual conference, workshops, and other

events. Unlimited access to webinar presentations. Discounts on Zero Waste Facility Certification and ZWBA

Certification Access to online members-only Zero Waste resource

library and member directories

If you’re not for Zero Waste,

how much waste are you for?

Zero Waste Business 101 Class Project

1. Types, Amounts & Sources of Materials

2. Design waste out and EPR options

3. Service Opportunities

4. Policies, Programs and Infrastructure Needed

5. Economics, Funding and Incentives

6. “Low-hanging” fruit & long term goals

7. Implementation Timeline